Community Engagement & Participation Coordinator

Community Engagement & Participation Coordinator (1753)

A career that's life-changing

Community Engagement & Participation Co-ordinator                                     

Location - Covering Cambuslang and Rutherglen 

Salary - Circa £23,000 – permanent 37hrs per week

How Action for Children works

Action for Children does what's right, does what's needed and does what works for children across the UK. Every year, our team changes the lives of 370,000 children, young people and their families – but for every child who needs help to get help, there's plenty more to do. That's where you come in.

The role

Through ‘Inclusion as Prevention' funded via the National Lottery Community Fund's Early Action System Change Fund, the project goal is to prevent offending by promoting inclusion and subsequently significantly improving outcomes for the most vulnerable children and young people. To do this, you will work in close partnership with the CYCJ Improvement Co-ordinator to identify areas of priority. You will seek the views of families/children and wider community groups about what makes a difference and obtain feedback on the service. This role is accountable and integral to the steering group as you will undertaking work plans as directed by the group.

The  Role                                                                                                          

• Actively engage with children, young people, families and communities in the approach to reduce and prevent offending
• Promote and build positive consistent relationships with children, young people, families and communities to help develop social networks and build resilience
• Actively listen to young people (and their families) in order to identify the issues and barriers they face, including facilitating and leading on consultation and engagement sessions, workshops and community events

• Supporting people to work with their assets, strengths and interests as an inclusive approach that promotes desistance from offending and enables co-productive partnerships between young people, families, communities and agencies

• Facilitate pathways into opportunities in local areas for children and young people so they can engage in purposeful activity and take on responsible roles in their community
• Provide management information for reports
• Work collaboratively with local agencies, local communities, key partners and commissioners

The difference

 You'll significantly improve young people's lives:

• By actively engaging with children, young people, families and communities in the approach to reduce and prevent offending and to consistently support and promote through continued engagement.
• By co-ordinating and directing the support to children, young people and families by agreeing and providing interventions, which may be specialised, enabling positive and agreed outcomes to be achieved, in accordance with organisational policies, procedures and regulatory requirements.

The person

• You'll need:
  • SVQ 3 in Social Care, Community engagement/education or equivalent
  • Driving licence and access to a car
  • Experience of working directly with the most vulnerable
  • Experience of community engagement and participation
  • Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of those who engage with the service
  • Knowledge and understanding of the issues and barriers children, young people and their families face
  • Knowledge of the Cambuslang/Rutherglen delivery area.
  • You must be a motivated self starter
  • You will be confident in engaging the community you are working with to get continuous feedback
  • You must be able to work remotely, manage own workload priorities and make links in the community.

The rewards

• Minimum 29 days' holiday (pro rata)

• Flexible working, including maternity, paternity and adoption packages

• Season ticket travel loans

• Company pension scheme

• Discounts at major high street retailers.

Plus, there's a lot more besides.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to vulnerable children's lives and to build a fulfilling and meaningful career with a leading UK children's charity.

Action for Children is committed to safer recruitment practices, designed to protect the welfare of the children and young people using our services.

If you meet all the criteria and would like to proceed with your application, you'll be redirected to an application form on our website which should only take around 5 minutes to complete. Please have your CV handy to upload. As this job involves working around children, there are some specific questions we need to ask you as part of your application process. Thanks for taking the time to apply and we wish you the best of luck!